Following the disruptions in the business environment caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown imposed by the government to contain its spread, business associations and employers in the co
untry have asked for stimulus packages that could help to minimise the shocks and reduce the degree of job loss.
He added, “The government could provide some palliatives and stimulus like tax reliefs and concessions; tariff concessions for some critical sectors; review of regulatory fees and charges; moratorium and interest concessions on commercial bank loans; and concessions on workers’ PAYE by states to boost consumer demand. These could provide some succour and reduce the risk of job losses.”
The Chairman of Rivers State chapter of MAN, Senator Adawari Pepple, said, “Government should consider doing what is happening in other climes by giving manufacturers grants to take care of the wages of their employees.”FG has repaid our 35 years of service with deaths, paralysis, poverty –Irimi, Ogun college pensioners’ chair
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